"It's just a chance to remember this moment when I have a 3-year-old and a 2-year-old and to encourage other fathers out there that they can do it, too," Dickson said.

While some viewers find the roses, the pulling out the chair, the waiter filling her sippy cup with water and the dinner of strawberries and peanut butter sandwiches heartwarming, others call the video "nauseating" with naysayers posting messages such as "It doesn't seem right. Very creepy."

"I think that the video could be controversial only because some people will assign romance to the term date, but really this is about a father and a daughter spending beautiful time together, bonding together, respecting one another and having a really good time," parenting expert Dr. Robyn Silverman said.

But Dickson is hoping the video will last as a reminder to show his daughter how she should be treated by a man.